Registered Nurse

gaia recruitment; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Salary £42,985

£2,000 first-year rise

10% bonus

Training & support

Home & site balance

Weekday hours

NMC revalidation support

Job summary

Gaia Recruitment is seeking Registered Nurse Assessors for a leading DWP health and disability assessment provider. Based in Norwich with hybrid working, you will perform functional assessments and write reports to underpin decision-making, using your clinical knowledge while maintaining empathy and professionalism.

The role offers a starting salary of £42,985, a £2,000 increase in the first year, and a 10% bonus, with full training and ongoing clinical support.

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration with norestrictions.
• At least 1 year post-registration experience.
• Strong communication skills.
• Good written English.

Responsibilities

• Carry out functional assessments of claimants with health conditions.
• Apply clinical reasoning to understand impact on daily life.
• Write clear, evidence-based reports to support DWP decisions.
• Treat claimants with empathy and professionalism.

Skills

NMC registered nurse

IT skills

Written English

Education

NMC registration

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Location: Norwich, Norfolk (Hybrid) | Full Time | Permanent

Salary: £42,985, rising by £2,000 in your first year, plus a 10% bonus

Are you a Registered Nurse looking for a change of pace without leaving your clinical expertise behind?

Gaia Recruitment is working with a leading provider of health and disability assessments for the DWP to recruit Nurse Assessors in Ipswich. You’ll use your clinical knowledge to carry out functional assessments, helping people access the support they need. This is a hybrid, Monday-to-Friday role with no nights, no weekends and no bank holidays.

What’s on offer

• Hybrid working, combining time at the Ipswich assessment centre with working from home
• Starting salary of £42,985
• A £2,000 increase within your first year
• 10% bonus
• Full paid training and ongoing clinical support
• Two days at home and three days on site
• Monday to Friday hours, with a genuine work-life balance
• Continued professional development to support your NMC revalidation

What you’ll be doing

• Carrying out functional assessments of claimants with a range of health conditions and disabilities
• Using your clinical reasoning to understand how a person’s condition affects their daily life
• Writing clear, evidence-based reports to support DWP decision-making
• Treating every claimant with empathy, respect and professionalism

What we’re looking for

• Registered Nurse (RGN, RMN or RNLD) with a current NMC registration and no restrictions
• At least 1 year of post-registration experience
• Strong communication skills and a person-centred approach
• Confident IT skills and good written English

Why Gaia?

Gaia Recruitment is a specialist healthcare recruiter, and we’ve been placing clinicians into assessment roles for over two decades. We know these roles inside out and will support you from first conversation through to your start date and beyond.